İsmail Keleş (born 5 March 1988 in Ankara) is a Turkish sport shooter competing in the pistol events. By profession a non-commissioned officer at the Turkish Gendarmerie, the 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) tall athlete at 72 kg (159 lb), is a member of Jandarma Gücü Sports Club, where he is coached by Muhammed Topal.[1][2]
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| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 1988 Ankara, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Gendarmerie NCO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007-present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Air pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10 m air pistol, 50 m pistol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Jandarma Gücü | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yasemin Benay KELES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Keleş began with sport shooting in 2007. He has competed since 2008.[2]
He qualified for participation in the 10 m air pistol men event at the 2012 Summer Olympics after he won the silver medal at the 2012 ISSF World Cup held in Milan, Italy.[1][3] He also competed in the 50 m pistol at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]
At the 2013 European Shooting Championships held in Osijek, Croatia from 21 July to 4 August, he won the silver in the 50 m pistol event together with his team mates Ömer Alimoğlu and Yusuf Dikeç.[5]
He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 10 and 50 m pistol.[6][7]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2012 | ISSF World Cup | Milan, Italy | 2nd | 10 m air pistol | 684.3[3][8] |
| European Championships | Vierumäki, Finland | 7th | 10 m air pistol | 678[2] | |
| 2013 | European Championships | Osijek, Croatia | 2nd | 50 m pistol Team | 1,665[5] |
| 2016 | ISSF World Cup | Munich, Germany | 2nd | 10 m pistol | 585 [5] |
| 2021 | European Championships | Osijek, Croatia | 3rd | 10 m pistol Team | [9] |
| 2023 | European Games | Wrocław, Poland | 1st | 10 m pistol | [1] |
| 2nd | 10 m pistolTteam | [2] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarda-Atıcılık-İsmail Keleş" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Portrait of the Shooter-Keles Ismail TUR". ISSF. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Atıcılıkta İsmail Keleş dünya ikincisi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 7 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "İsmail Keleş Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Atıcılıkta gümüş geldi". Sabah (in Turkish). 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Rio 2016 10m air pistol (60 shots) men - Olympic Shooting". International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Rio 2016 50m pistol (60 shots) men - Olympic Shooting". International Olympic Committee. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "China's Tan comes back in Milan to win the 10 m Air Pistol Men final". ISSF. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Milli atıcılar Hırvatistan'da bronz madalya kazandı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
External links
edit- Ismail Keles at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Ismail Keles at Olympics.com
- Ismail Keles at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- İsmail Keleş at Olympedia (archive)
- İsmail Keleş at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- İsmail Keleş at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
